Not a big fan of him. Make another choice.
It's easy to get to that channel--MSNBC.com. They have several good hosts. Rachel is my fav. She grew up in my area. If you want to hear what I sound like, listen to her.
Get real news here: http://www.msnbc.com

They say 'running mate" when you pick a VP. I know, seems silly. As for the hat, would you like all blue, or prefer a green/yellow combination?
Trump's hats are all one color. I think Liberals should get multi-colored hats.

Well I could, but that would be unfair to the others that aren't hell-holes.
I haven't been to Cuba, but a good friend of mine was there recently and said, yes, they are poor but it's a really nice place. I have been to Laos myself and loved it - people all seem happier than most people in Oz, who (in turn) seem to be happier than most people in the US. Ditto Vietnam - maybe a little better off than Laos but not quite so happy.
And then there's Europe - Portugal is fine, according to my son, and I have similar good reports from the western half of the old Eastern Europe bloc - Czech Republic, Slovenia, most of the former Yugoslavia.
How many of these countries have you visited?

The economy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is rapidly growing, as a result of decentralized government control and encouragement of private enterprise in 1986. Currently, Laos ranks amongst the fastest growing economies in the world, averaging 8% a year in GDP growth. It is also forecasted that Laos will sustain at least 7% growth through 2019 as well.

The economy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is rapidly growing, as a result of decentralized government control and encouragement of private enterprise in 1986. Currently, Laos ranks amongst the fastest growing economies in the world, averaging 8% a year in GDP growth. It is also forecasted that Laos will sustain at least 7% growth through 2019 as well.

Another win for market capitalism and deregulation.

That map is looking more and more like commie propaganda. Sad!

Metta,
Paul.

From your link:

In FY 1999, foreign grants and loans accounted for more than 20% of GDP and more than 75% of public investment.

I have not verified this but I think you will find that the way vast majority of the foreign grants and loans came from China and possibly from Vietnam......maybe china and vietnam shouldn't be on that map either.
chownah

The economy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is rapidly growing, as a result of decentralized government control and encouragement of private enterprise in 1986. Currently, Laos ranks amongst the fastest growing economies in the world, averaging 8% a year in GDP growth. It is also forecasted that Laos will sustain at least 7% growth through 2019 as well.

Well I could, but that would be unfair to the others that aren't hell-holes.
I haven't been to Cuba, but a good friend of mine was there recently and said, yes, they are poor but it's a really nice place. I have been to Laos myself and loved it - people all seem happier than most people in Oz, who (in turn) seem to be happier than most people in the US. Ditto Vietnam - maybe a little better off than Laos but not quite so happy.
And then there's Europe - Portugal is fine, according to my son, and I have similar good reports from the western half of the old Eastern Europe bloc - Czech Republic, Slovenia, most of the former Yugoslavia.
How many of these countries have you visited?

Kim

And did at least a single one of these countries that you listed had over 2000$ GDP per capita while under communism ?

Let's put them all on the map and see where they stand compared to USA: (notice how low they were in 1992, all of them under the 2000 mark that socialist never manage to pass)

Please notice how in 1990 - all of them were under the impenetrable wall of 2000$. Laos and Vietnam still are at that embarasing level due to continue with socialist policies long after eastern europe dropped it.

But with deregulation resulting in capital flows towards cheap-unspendworthy-wage juristictions, is current 'deregulated' economic activity due to debt growth in Western nations? Did any great modern economic/industrial nation actually ever come into existence as a result of deregulation?

Yes, and I've seen analyses which suggest that economic growth in the last 150 years is due almost entirely to technological change and particularly the "energy subsidy" of fossil fuels, and is basically independent of forms of government. I can't remember where, though - sorry.

Please notice how in 1990 - all of them were under the impenetrable wall of 2000$. Laos and Vietnam still are at that embarasing level due to continue with socialist policies long after eastern europe dropped it.